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1917 Japanese general election
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Hara Takashi
Kato Takaaki
Inukai Tsuyoshi
Party
Rikken Seiyūkai
Kenseikai
Kokumintō
Last election
31.5%, 108 seats
–
7.5%, 27 seats,
Seats won
165
121
35
Seat change
57
New
7
Popular vote
504,720
467,518
125,974
Percentage
38.8%
36.0%
9.7%
Swing
7.3pp
New
2.2pp
General elections were held in Japan on 20 April 1917.[1] The Rikken Seiyūkai party led by Hara Takashi emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives , winning 165 of the 381 seats.
Electoral system [ ]
The 381 members of the House of Representatives were elected in 51 multi-member constituencies based on prefectures and cities. Voting was restricted to men aged over 25 who paid at least 10 yen a year in direct taxation.[2]
Results [ ]
Party Votes % Seats +/– Rikken Seiyūkai 504,720 38.80 165 +57 Kenseikai 467,518 35.94 121 New Rikken Kokumintō 125,974 9.68 35 +7 Others 202,640 15.58 60 +12 Total 1,300,852 100.00 381 0 Valid votes 1,300,852 99.52 Invalid/blank votes 6,321 0.48 Total votes 1,307,173 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,422,126 91.92 Source: Mackie & Rose, Statistics Bureau of Japan
References [ ]
^ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History , Macmillan, p281
^ Mackie & Rose, p276
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